Sri Sri Guru Gaurangau Jayatah
Srila Gaura Kisora Das
Babaji Maharaj
namo gaura-kisoraya
bhaktavadhuta-murtaye
gauranghri-padma-bhrngaya
radha-bhava nisevine
"I bow to our guru, Srila Gaura Kisora Das,
the pure devotee beyond social class;
the bee in the lotus of the feet of Sri Gauranga,
who deep in his heart serves Sri Radha forever."
[Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Maharaj]
Srila Gaura Kisora Das Babaji Maharaj
Srila Gaura Kisora Das Babaji Maharaj was the embodiment
of worldly detachment and devotional attachment. He was the
babaji disciple of Srila Bhagavat
Das Babaji Maharaj, who was the babaji disciple of Srila Jagannath Das
Babaji Maharaj. An intimate associate of Srila Bhaktivinoda
Thakur, Srila Gaura Kisora Das uncompromisingly refuted
pseudo and professional religiosity. Constantly absorbed in the
devotional mood of divine separation, his external actions could
not be comprehended by the general public.
On the direction of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Srila Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur received holy initiation
[diksha] from Srila Gaura Kisora
Das Babaji Maharaj. Although by nature Srila Gaura Kisora was
seen to be prevalently dedicated to bhajan in solitude, his beloved disciple
Srila Bhakti Siddhanta felt that the mercy of his gurudeva
overflowed within his heart, inspiring Srila Bhakti Siddhanta
to dedicate himself to a life of preaching the message of Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu.
Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur sang the
glories of his revered gurudeva, Srila Gaura Kisora Das
Babaji Maharaj, saying: "All spiritual knowledge is contained
within a particle of the dust of his lotus feet."